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The 4th of July can be very overstimulating for those with autism or sensory processing disorder. Between our two boys we have figured this holiday out and have developed a very strategic plan. Here's our top five survival items for a successful parade! What are your go-to items?
5. Blanket
We often celebrate the 4th of July in Thomaston for their wonderful parade and fireworks display. To get a good spot for the parade (and parking!) you often have to arrive 30-60 minutes prior to the parade starting. So really a big part of our survival kit is a blanket! Both of my boys love blankets and find them as security items. They can lay down on them (because sitting and standing can be taxing when you have poor muscle tone) and relax before the parade starts.
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On the same theme as number 1, bring those favorite toys that calm. Let him stim on it and peer out of his peripheral vision. As long as it's calming and helps him get ready for a busy and loud day.
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Ice pops will do. This is one of my all-time favorite pictures of my two boys. Brian couldn't figure out how to get to the bottom of his ice pop so his big brother helped him out. It's obviously always pretty hot in July here in Maine (well at least for us Mainers), but I believe it's intensified for Brian. He doesn't handle heat well and is always running higher than everyone around him. So lots and lots and lots of water!
2. Sun Protection
Duh! Sun protection is so important for all of us! Sunscreen, hats, and sunglasses (though I don't think Corbin's in this picture is given him much protection). With sensory processing issues the brightness of the sun is really annoying! So the glasses and hat have dual purposes.
…and the last and most important…
1. Noise-Canceling Headphones
I really feel like I should be getting paid something for how often I promote noise-canceling headphones. I talk about them on facebook, I pass the info on to clients, and they are always a part of our every day survival kit! We use the 3M Peltor Junior Earmuff which are super affordable on Amazon. Parades are loud and we would never survive a parade without these. They also come in handy for the fireworks!


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Nashville, Tenn. --- The Tennessee State University family is saddened by the passing of legendary coach, hall of famer and mentor Joe Gilliam, Sr.
"The passing of Coach Joe Gilliam has cast a sadness across the Tiger nation this evening," said TSU Director of Athletics Teresa Phillips. "A great teacher, a genius coach, a developer of men, he will be missed but never forgotten in the hearts and souls of all who bleed blue."
From 1963-1981, Gilliam was the assistant head football coach and defensive coordinator for Tennessee State University. During this period, TSU had nine Black National Championships, and four undefeated teams. As an assistant coach under John A. Merritt, Gilliam helped create one of the best defenses in the country, including NFL Hall of Famer Richard Dent and former Dallas Cowboy Ed 'Too Tall' Jones.
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Last Saturday I was in Austin, and my friend and I went to Antone's to see a few bands. One of them was Mike Flanigin, who was groovin' on a Hammond B-3 organ. Since I play the drums, so I sidled up close to watch Mike's drummer, a veteran session musician named Barry "Frosty" Smith.
Frosty can play, which might explain why his discography is two pages long and includes names like Delbert McClinton and Parliament/Funkadelic. Frosty also plays with his eyes closed.
So, Mike and their rhythm guitarist (I'm embarrassed to admit I didn't catch his name) do their thing, and their thing is goodly. While they power through their set, I was content to watch Frosty put on his drumming master-class from about 10 feet away.
My sometimes drum teacher Justin Matz suggests going to see drummers who are a bit better than you, because you'll see how they fit things together. Justin's advice didn't really apply, because Frosty is a bit better than a bit better than me. He was doing some pretty slick things on his kit, such as playing a polyrhythm by alternating between the surface and the bell of his ride cymbal, and keeping time with both feet. But that was part of the fun.
Then came the last song of the night. Mike or the guitarist (I forget which) played the first few bars of the intro, and then Frosty was going to join in. Only just as he was about to get going, Frosty dropped a stick.
This happens when you play the drums. Unlike Animal in "The Muppets," to be any sort of drummer you can't clamp your sticks in a death-grip and swing your arms like windmills. To play with speed and finesse you need to hold the sticks lightly, so that they bounce off drum heads and cymbals. When you hold them lightly and your hands are moving quickly, sometimes you drop 'em. Sometimes you drop more than one, as one of Justin's cute young students demonstrates:
Anyhow, since drummers drop drum sticks from time to time, they have a little stick bag that they typically attach to their floor tom. Frosty, his eyes open for a change, quickly pulled out a stick, and away he went…
… Until the end of the song. When he somehow he dropped another stick.
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So how did Frosty cope? For some reason either didn't have a backup stick, or couldn't reach it because it was in the middle of the song. At this point, as the song was reaching its crescendo, Frosty's eyes were open really wide.
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Monday, 3 September 2007
A review and a recipe
Mouchel's new neighbours include Nobu and Neil Perry with Guillaume Brahim destined to follow soon. Despite significant investments to create this new Melbourne dining precinct, I find it difficult to forget we are merely metres away from the horrendously fluorescent monstrosity that is Crown Casino. Thankfully unlike his new trendy neighbours, Mouchel has opted for a clean, minimal interior that gives the impression of a restaurant that will stand the test of time. With its tree-lined terrace overlooking the river, this is the perfect sanctuary in which to linger over lunch. I can see myself becoming a regular.
I begin with Tasmanian salmon gravlax, spelt blinis, crème fraîche and condiments. Beautifully presented this is a lovely combination of simple clean flavours.
Gravlax de saumon de mer de Tasmanie, blinis d'épeautre et crème fraîche, condiments 18.50
We also sample the Snails Provençale tomato fondue, garlic and parsley butter with puff pastry 17.50, a modified recipe for which can be found below. The most outstanding starter is the country style corn-fed chicken liver terrine, onion jam and toasted sourdough. The terrine has the most superb texture and is rich with complex flavours. It pairs perfectly with the onion jam and makes me keen to attempt this at home.
Terrine de campagne, confiture d'oignon, pain au levain 18.00
There is an almost overwhelming array of mains from which to select but the medley of duck – roasted breast, poached leg and handmade sausage with ragout of Victorian green lentils stands out. The leg has the texture of confit and the meat falls away from the bone. The sausage works beautifully with the lentils and while the breast is one of the leanest I've eaten, it rounds the medley out perfectly.
Petit salé de canard aux lentilles vertes 38.50
I also sneak a taste of the pan roasted beef tenderloin with fresh green peppercorns. With its perfectly seared crust and meltingly tender interior it is an excellent piece of meat served with a delicate pommes dauphinoise.
Filet de boeuf au poiure vert et salsifis 35.50
We are given complimentary sides of pommes frites, mesclun salad with a classic vinaigrette and a remarkable potato and leek gratin that I hope to soon replicate.
Fortunately the staff at the brasserie pace our courses perfectly and we find room for the spectacular dessert tasting plate featuring;
Saint Honoré – choux pastry, hazelnut chiboust and chestnut cream
Traditional baba soaked in Cointreau liqueur, citrus salad, orange marmalade
Chocolate marquise
Apple crumble tart
Vanilla crème brûlée
Mango and vanilla ice creams
La brasserie assiette de dégustation 14.00 p.p
The service is warm and attentive. To our delight as it is Father's Day every male diner is presented with a pair of cuff links. What makes this long lunch particularly enjoyable is that despite the prices listed above, Philippe Mouchel offers 3 courses and a side dish at lunch for the less than princely sum of $43.90. Unlike most set menus you are able to select from all the à la carte dishes with the exception of two. It is remarkable value given I would happily pay the à la carte prices for food and service of this calibre.
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Ph: 9292 7808
Lunch midday-3pm seven days; dinner Sun-Thurs 6pm-10.30pm, Fri-Sat 6pm-11pm
As promised now for the recipe... I have adapted the below from one of Philippe Mouchel's own to suit my personal tastes. It takes mere minutes to prepare yet makes a beautiful French bistro style dinner party starter. Escargot are readily available in most delicatessens these days and the puffy pastry hats are a lovely way to present them. Our lunch reminded me I had some that needed cooking. I adore these juicy morsels bathed in buttery herb and garlic juices. The pastry topping is an indulgent alternative to the usual slices of baguette I dip into the garlic butter.
Escargot in garlic and parsley butter with a puff pastry topping
Serves 4
2 dozen escargot
150g/5oz butter
2 cloves chopped garlic
2 finely chopped shallots
1 bunch parsley, finely chopped
1 tsp almond meal (optional)
generous pinch salt
pinch white pepper
pinch grated nutmeg
3 sheets puff pastry
beaten egg
Pre-heat oven to 200C or as directed by puff pastry package. Sauté the garlic and shallots in the butter. Add the escargot and season with salt, nutmeg and pepper. Stir through the almond meal to thicken if necessary. Toss through the parsley. You will finish the dish in the oven so you need not cook the snails through. Just the briefest searing will suffice.
In individual dishes spoon in a portion of escargot (6 per person). Cut lids to top each individual dish from the puff pastry. Use one of your dishes as a guide to trace out an appropriately sized circle. Top the escargot filled dishes with pastry circles. Brush with a beaten egg for a golden finish. Cook in an oven at 200ºC for 15 minutes or until pastry is puffed and golden. Serve immediately with a green salad and crisp white wine.
30 comments:
- Thistlemoon said...
Looks like a wonderful treat! I especially like the looks of that gravlax!
- 3 September 2007 at 8:07 am
- Figs, Bay, Wine said...
That petit salé looks and sounds like my idea of heaven! Wow!! And the escargots recipe is heavenly - I think I want to serve that at a dinner party this fall. Thank you!
- 3 September 2007 at 8:12 am
- Katie Zeller said...
Everything looks so lovely - how could you ever decide? You'll have to go back...often!
I'll have the gravlax and the duck, please!
- 3 September 2007 at 12:57 pm
- Truffle said...
Jenndz- I loved their presentation of the gravalx. I may have to copy that ;)
Figs olives wine- you're very welcome! That's so much for reading.
Katiez- I am almost already planning a return visit. Great choices!
- 3 September 2007 at 1:24 pm
Truffle, this is one of your best posts ever! I thnk you have a real gift for describing meals. And your photography is so elegant. You make things look and soound so delicious! Keep up the good work. I look foward so much to reading you!
- 3 September 2007 at 2:15 pm
- Anh said...
What a lovely day you have Truffle.... :)
- 3 September 2007 at 3:09 pm
- Cindy said...
Lunch looks like excellent value at that price! The gravlax presentation is so interesting and the dessert looks a lot of fun too.
- 3 September 2007 at 4:11 pm
- Truffle said...
Anon- Oh goodness! Thank you so much. You have made my day :)
Anh- Thanks. I hope you enjoy Kenzan and we get to hear all about it!
Cindy- thank you! I hope you're feeling better. I love good value dining experiences.
- 3 September 2007 at 4:16 pm
- neil said...
Nice lunch, but I wished you hadn't followed up with the snails...my wife won't let me cook them and you have just reminded me how much I miss them!
- 3 September 2007 at 6:09 pm
- Cynthia said...
Looks like you made great choices in the dishes, they all look and sound mighty delicious.
- 3 September 2007 at 6:15 pm
- Big Boys Oven said...
I would say, you had a great and fabulous meal that I will die for....lol. Really cool.
- 3 September 2007 at 7:33 pm
- jfox said...
i really enjoyed reading your post truffle, sounds like a wonderful experience! (also love the pic of the dessert platter :D )
- 4 September 2007 at 12:02 am
- Truffle said...
neil - You'll just have to indulge in them at restaurants whenever you get the chance. I can think of worse things. Thanks for reading :)
Cynthia - they were pretty good. I was craving that terrine today but my arteries are probably glad it wasn't readily available.
Big Boys Oven - You really should go!
jfox - I'm glad you enjoyed it. The dessert platter was wonderful. An excellent assortment of richer and lighter desserts that worked together perfectly.
- 4 September 2007 at 1:12 am
- Kelly-Jane said...
Looks like a lovely restaurant, very stylish. I do so like French food :)
- 4 September 2007 at 1:52 am
- Paul said...
Hi Truffle,
I love your comment about the our hideous casino. So true!
Where did you get your escargots? Do you fresh snails? I have a tin in my cupboard, but Im scared to use it...X
- 4 September 2007 at 2:44 am
- ilingc said...
truffle, what a lovely lunch! i love the look of the salmon gravlax and the dessert plate.. oh my.. :)
- 4 September 2007 at 2:59 am
- Agnes said...
I went there for lunch a couple of weekends ago and really enjoyed it too! I also had the terrine and dessert platter. Delish! :)
- 4 September 2007 at 3:41 am
- Truffle said...
Kelly-Jane - I love French food too. It is perhaps my favourite! Thanks for posting.
The Gourmand - The quality of the tinned ones is reasonably, especially when doused in garlic and parsley butter. They seem to be widely used in restaurants these days but for some award winning ones have a look here:
ilingc - it was absolutely delightful. Thank you so much for reading!
Agnes - I'm so pleased to hear that. The dessert platter is a real treat!
- 4 September 2007 at 4:45 am
- Serenity Later said...
Just like to concur with the other commenters on how wonderful this post of yours is truffle! Love your descriptions & pictures (that gravalax looks superb!). Oh and as for your escargot recipe, who knew there'd be the day when i'd be drooling over a picture of snails! Delicious!!!!
- 4 September 2007 at 5:46 am
- ritu said...
hello truffles,
just stumbled upon your blog very very nice. french food is nice, although I think sometimes the nouvelle part of it has made alot of traditional food die down
beautiful blog
- 4 September 2007 at 6:05 am
- thanh7580 said...
The restaurant looks great. Is the lunch special available on weekends all year round or does it end soon?
I just tried snails recently and really liked them. I will try to give your recipe a go, if only I can find some snails to buy.
- 4 September 2007 at 6:47 am
- Truffle said...
Serenity Later - oh thank you so much!
Ritu- thanks for popping by! I agree. I prefer simple, traditional fare any day.
Thanh- It's a lovely spot. The special is available all year and even on weekends so is fabulous value. On some holidays they do push a set menu instead though so check ahead if booking on valentines day etc.
- 4 September 2007 at 2:13 pm
- Amanda at Little Foodies said...
Wonderful meal and write up. Someone wrote that you have a gift for describing meals and you really do, it also extends to describing places too... A week of celebrations eh?
- 5 September 2007 at 4:37 am
- Paul said...
Thankyou very much. X
- 5 September 2007 at 5:28 am
- Wendy said...
Wish we had a "dining precinct"; that sounds great!
Will have to buy a map of Melbourne someday and start mapping out where you do and don't recommend. Never know i may make it across someday!
- 5 September 2007 at 1:01 pm
- Truffle said...
Amanda at Little Foodies - thanks so much. That's very kind of you! I'm afraid the celebrations were all family related but it was a good excuse for a family lunch :)
The Gourmand - You're very welcome xx
Wendy - You really must visit some day. I'm sure you'd love it. I always recommend our spring/your autumn as the best time.
- 5 September 2007 at 2:43 pm
- Nora B. said...
Hi Tuffle, that sounds like a terrific meal. It's so good that you could enjoy that long lunch without feeing rushed. Everything looks so good.
Your escargot with the puff pastry is also a wonderful idea. I do eat escargots at restaurants but never prepare it myself. I'm not so brave... ;-)
p/s: Have you been to Nobu? They opened one in Sydney last month.
- 7 September 2007 at 10:34 pm
- Truffle said...
Nora B. - I love long lunches. They always seem like the perfect indulgence.
I know they're a bit retro but I think escargot make for a cute dinner party idea, especially when dressed up with the pastry. I'm afraid without it sometimes they're not the most appealing sight. I promise they're very easy to prepare given I'm quite the kitchen wimp The only thing I should warn you about is not overcooking them because nobody likes a rubbery snail!
I haven't tried Nobu yet but have heard some good things. I don't like the room very much but it's the food that matters. Have you tried the Sydney one?
- 7 September 2007 at 11:21 pm
- Nora B. said...
Thanks for the tips about the snails. I haven't tried Nobu here, my priority is set on Tetsuya. Can you believe that I still haven't been there??? I've been waiting to convince a few friends to go along, but some don't out a high value on food. But I think it's worth it. Someday soon, I hope!
- 11 September 2007 at 2:30 pm
- Truffle said...
Nora B. - oh yes Tetsuya is a must!
Worth every cent too in my opinion! Hopefully you'll be able to convince a few friends of that :)
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Voice of Experience: John McLaughlin, The Gillette Co.By Mel Duvall Print
Overseeing global supply-chain issues for Gillette, McLaughlin is supposed to keep up with what's going on in his industry. Whom does he turn to for insight and analysis?
John McLaughlin
The Gillette Co.
Director, Supply Chain Process and Systems
Boston, Mass.
Manager's Profile: As a manufacturer of the Mach3 razor, Oral-B toothbrush and other brand-name products, The Gillette Co. maintains a global supply chain. McLaughlin joined the company 11 years ago as director of manufacturing distribution systems, having held various CIO and senior executive positions over a 35-year career. He moved into his current position just over two years ago.
What He Does: With close to $9 billion in annual sales, a workforce of 31,500 employees and manufacturing facilities in almost every corner of the globe, McLaughlin must make sure that Gillette's supply chain runs smoothly.
Who Has His Ear: McLaughlin has been using AMR Research for about a decade. He initially subscribed to AMR's market research and product evaluation services, but over the years has developed more of a one-on-one relationship with their key analysts. He says the firm has earned his trust. "We've come to rely on their judgment. They have become an extension of our own expertise."
How He Uses Analysts: There are three primary ways that he uses AMR. First, if Gillette has a specific business need and is looking to purchase a technology product, McLaughlin will ask AMR to scope out vendors and develop a request for proposal (RFP) on the company's behalf. Second, he relies on AMR, and other analyst firms, for their market forecasts and insights. Also, he attends the firm's annual executive conferences to gain market insights and network. "My time is important, and the ability to cram in a lot in a couple of days is pretty significant," he says.
Is It Mission Critical? Absolutely, says McLaughlin. AMR helped the company through its selection process for a corporate enterprise resource planning (ERP) systema contract that was eventually won by SAP. In addition to cutting through the marketing, AMR helped Gillette get a better handle on how much it should be paying for its deployment, and set up meetings with other customers to gain insights on pitfalls to avoid.
What Could Be Better? McLaughlin says while AMR provided good market research, he needed more in the way of product benchmarking and performance metrics to help him with his purchasing decisions. In response to such concerns, AMR created Benchmark Analytix service this year.
What Does He Pay? Gillette spends about $75,000 a year with AMR, which includes a subscription to an SAP supply chain service. (Gillette also uses Gartner.) McLaughlin does not believe that's expensive, given the value he receives.
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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Studyworld, Semerang, Indonesia Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Studyworld, Semerang, Indonesia Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Indonesia View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message johnny ZeeJoined: 16 May 2004Posts: 2 Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 9:51 pm Post subject: Studyworld, Semerang, Indonesia This letter is to warn those who are considering a posistion at Studyworld in Semerang, Indonesia. I have recentlybeen dealing with the school and specifically the dircetor Paul McAdam. I was wary at the start of the process because of all the bad things I have heard about the school, Paul assured me that the school has changed and was under new management. I becam equite concerned when Mr. McAdam continually gave me false e-mails of teachers that he said were working at the school. He continually lied to me and changed his story. He asked me to submit a month worth of lesson plans after I was offered the job ( a ploy that seemd vary suspect). The lack of professionalism that he showed was astounding. I have taught for 3 years on 3 differnet continents and this school was by far the worstt I have ever dealt with, possibly the worst I ever heard of. So if you are planning to work for this school please be very careful, I wish I would of listened to the messages I have read, it would have saved me a lot of time and effort. cheers; Johnny Back to top ChesterJoined: 15 May 2004Posts: 383Location: Australia Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 12:39 am Post subject: Leson Plans Hmmm. That sucks. I think if your boss wanted a whole lot of lesson plans, was so he or inexperienced employess could use them. Chalk it up to an unfortunate experience , mate Back to top ps2_machineJoined: 29 Apr 2004Posts: 22Location: korea Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 1:51 am Post subject: Studyworld, Semerang, Indonesia Hmmmm. very strange. I thought this guy spoke English and he can easily make a plan for himself and his colleagues. It seems Studyworld has no books or aids or just too lazy to develop their program. Yep, you better look for something else. Hope you find something soon. Back to top JoachimJoined: 01 Oct 2003Posts: 311Location: Brighton, UK Posted: Thu May 27, 2004 6:29 am Post subject: Wow. Some people have no shame, do they Paul? Back to top phisJoined: 10 Mar 2003Posts: 250 Posted: Sat May 29, 2004 12:57 am Post subject: Well, I said I would reserve judgement on the 'new Studyworld' unless I heard anything negative from current teachers (or in this case, about to be teachers). It seems that nothing ever changes. I am really upset with you Paul, as I have told people that I believed you had turned things around, and have actually recommended that they give you and Studyworld a chance! As Joachim says: "Shame on you!" I apologize to anyone who I might have put on the wrong track by suggesting that the new Studyworld might be different. Back to top PaulJoined: 27 May 2004Posts: 3 Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2004 7:49 pm Post subject: Studyworld, Semarang, Indonesia Hello Fellow teachers... My name is Paul McAdam and I am the Manager/Academic Coordinator of Studyworld Language School located in Semarang, Indonesia. I wanted to give my real name on this discussion forum, as I think that is important in the presentation of any information here. Recently there has been a "submission' by a teacher regarding my actions in the "hiring" of this teacher. I wanted to set the record straight in relation to what happpened to "Johnny". First off I want to agian appologize to Johnny for what happened and I do hope that he can "come to terms" with this situation... But I don't appreciate what he has said on this "Disscussion Forum" The situation that he has alluded too, starts off as follows: Last March(2004) I hired 2 women teachers who arrived and started work on May 1. In late March I also decided that I needed a TOEFL and businees English teacher and "Johnny" fit the bill in those regards. I in fact did offer him a position, so I agree with that part of his submission here..... As we talked over email, I did notice quite a few spelling mistakes, so naturally I was concerned, I then asked him for 1 Lesson Plan, "not 1 month's worth" (give me a break...!). He then sent me 1 lesson plan, which to be honest I thought was good. We continued to talk and I thought everything was going well until the "owner's group" of my school informed me that because I had already hired 2 teachers to start on May 1. the projected enrolment for that period was below what we had anticipated(because of highschool exams and holidays). additionally the Indonesian government had put a new tax on foreign teachers(US 1200) they asked if I could I ask the teacher to come in August when our enrollment will be alot higher. This is the "business side" of any school or even a company..... irregardless what country you are from.. In the end I had to accept the decision but I wasn't happy with it because I understood what was probably going to happen... I immediately sent "Johnny" an email explainig the situation and asking him if he could come in August, (the only thing I could do as I don't own the school). I pretty much knew what his answer was going to be but I tried to "explain the situation" His reply was the negative comments he has made here and much more... I could/can understand that he is upset and disappointed, but to say the things he has here, has forced me to answer... Futhermore I was quite upset by the remarks made on this forum by other "teachers"???, because I truly do back my teachers up 100+%. I have and will always do my best for my school, the teachers and staff that work there and of course.... the students that attend there! For anyone wanting any "proof" of what I have said here, please don't hesitate to contact me. Additionally if you would like to talk to any of the 6 native teachers working here,(and more coming) I will gladly give your email addresses to them. Finally, I would like to wish "Johnny" luck in finding a good school to work at.... I really don't have any negative feelings towards him, rather I understand..... For future potential teachers who might think this will happen again to them, I will say this.. I haved "voiced" my disagreement to the "owner's group" to what happened to "Johnny" and have signed an agreement with the owners that says.... anyone they have approved to hire will be hired no matter the conditions...... I know the owners and trust their "word", hence the reason I am still here ........ Cheers.... Paul McAdam Manager/Academic Coordinator - Studyworld Semarang, Indonesia 62 24 841 8608 [email protected][/b] Back to top AsiaTravellerJoined: 24 May 2004Posts: 908Location: Singapore, Mumbai, Penang, Denpasar, Berkeley Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2004 10:47 pm Post subject: Paul mentions his concern about spelling errors in an applicant's e-mails. Well, Paul, I'm much more concerned about both grammatical and spelling errors in your own response. If you're an ESL teacher, shame on you. If you're not an ESL teacher but merely an administrator, stop being so critical of e-mail spelling. You're no role model in that regard! Back to top ChesterJoined: 15 May 2004Posts: 383Location: Australia Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2004 1:13 am Post subject: Paul Sounds like the management is not so good. How much is the salary? Who is your boss. I wish to apply for your job. Back to top johnny ZeeJoined: 16 May 2004Posts: 2 Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2004 9:48 am Post subject: Paul This is at least the 4th post I've read of Mr. Mcadam defending his school. When will it stop? Each post states that things have changed and that he's cleared up everything with the ownership. I hope he can get it together before its too late. those not busy being born are busy dying------- bob dylan Back to top PaulJoined: 27 May 2004Posts: 3 Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2004 11:22 am Post subject: Studyworld-Semarang Thanks for the constructive criticism in regards to my "spelling mistakes". I do appreciate it... Anyone can make mistakes even when they "proof read" several times before submitting something.. In regards to my writing about Studyworld, well actually it has been three times, this being the fourth. I believe in my school 100% and will continue to support it as I see fit. I really do hope that "you" find a good job and are happy doing it. I also hope that "you" can forgive me for this incident as I am very sorry it happened. Have a nice weekend.... Paul McAdam Manager/Academic Coordinator - Studyworld Semarang, Indonesia Back to top AsiaTravellerJoined: 24 May 2004Posts: 908Location: Singapore, Mumbai, Penang, Denpasar, Berkeley Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2004 4:17 pm Post subject: They were not simply spelling errors, Paul. There were quite a few GRAMMATICAL errors. This is simply unacceptable for an ESL school administrator. If you're going to bring up spelling errors in your applicants' e-mails, you need to be prepared to have your own e-mails carefully examined. Back to top PaulJoined: 27 May 2004Posts: 3 Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2004 5:15 am Post subject: Studyworld - Semarang Fair enough comment.... Thanks for your imput. Paul Back to top ps2_machineJoined: 29 Apr 2004Posts: 22Location: korea Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2004 7:33 am Post subject: Studyworld, Semerang, Indonesia It looks like this is going way too far. A war of words which doesn't look like it will ever end.Last edited by ps2_machine on Sun Jun 14, 2009 12:24 pm; edited 1 time in total Back to top surfingyoginiJoined: 23 Jul 2004Posts: 13Location: Noosa, AUST Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2004 1:41 pm Post subject: Anyone got an update on these guys at Studyworld Semarang as they're advertising again and I'd love a job! Any info welcome, thanks! 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Yes, the tethered accessory shoe is really annoying. Especially when you want to put accessories on your HV30 like this:
Solution found after a search over at HV20.com. Special thanks to Spider.JM for the post and pics!
Its done and I'm proud to announce we don't need to worry about parts falling into the camera. When you do remove MAKE SURE YOU ONLY CUT ONE SIDE. Otherwise it will fall in… You just need to pull it out after you've cut one side.
Tool list:
-Needle Nose Pliers (not required)
-Either Sharp clean Scissors or Exacto Knife
Basically try to stretch it away from the camera so that you have both strands away from each other, then progress to snipping ONE strand. Then just pull the cover out with the last strand STILL intact! Once its out, sever that other side, and make it so theres about 2mm left on the cover so that it will still fit back into the camera.
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The post everyone has been waiting for. Yes, it's the Tokyo Motor Show 2007!
If I didn't stay up until 4:30am I would have felt much better getting up at 8:30am this morning. I had so much to post yesterday, and that took a lot of time. Hopefully this won't take as long, but I did take a lot of pictures today.
And yes, I took a lot of pics of the sweet looking car model girls. Like I would just go to a motor show just to look at cars. Enjoy.
First though, at the merchandise stand I was surprised to see Motor Show cookies along with the usual t-shirts, caps and things.
I got my first picture taken with a girl in a red skirt, but gf decided to take only a torso shot of us both. I knew there was a catch to letting her take these pictures.
After that I took all the other girl pics myself. You don't send a girl to do an, um otaku's job. From what I saw I was not alone in my mission. I'm sure there were more pictures of girls than cars today.
Mmm.. the Bosch girls.
And, the Subaru Girls.
Alfa Girls.
A Honda Civic Girl.
A Corvette Girl.
Two Ford Girls. It's getting a little hot in here isn't it?
Yes, it is. Oh is that a Ford Charger Girl? I think it tis.
A Hummer girl in short shorts. nice.
Ok, just to prove that I actually looked at the cars. Here are some pics of some new cars and some concept cars. This would have to be the best motor show I have been to.
Unlike in Australian car shows, I actually saw a lot of cars that either have not been released yet, or some really interesting and desirable cars close up, that looked like they might actually go into production.
Finally, it looks like Subaru have got it right this time with the front of the Impreza. This is the new WRX STi.
The Peugeot 308RCZ looks fantastic from the front..
... and, from behind.
I needed to sit down and rest. Where better to do that, than in front of the sweet Audi R8. Standing next to the TT, it makes that car look real ordinary.
The Lexus LF-A concept car.
The Honda CR-Z : Compact, Renaissance, Zero. Whatever that is supposed to mean.The Honda Puyo girl (bouncing up and down like a japanese rabbit) was more entertaining than Puyo, the weird japanese concept car, but not as good as Asimo the Honda robot.
Nissan Round Box. That name makes a lot of sense.The Nissan GT-R. It looks better in real life than in photos.The Pivo 2. As a sequel, it should be better than the first.
The VW Eos, which I look REALLY good in.And, the VW concept, Space Up! (I don't know what this one is about either) and oh, another car girl. Sorry.
Just to end off this post, here is my lame driving in a Mini Cooper simulator. The steering was really sensitive. I really drive better than this. I swear.
Sunday, 4 November 2007
Cars & Girls, But Mostly Girls.
The post everyone has been waiting for. Yes, it's the Tokyo Motor Show 2007!


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O'Keeffe's new book is a laugh out loud romp
Frank O'Keeffe's new book, The Grand Getaway, is not only a laugh out loud romp; it's filled with poignant and memorable moments.
Set in a Calgary long-term care home, it all starts when Danny, a homeless, recovering alcoholic wanders into the Cavendish facility. He befriends resident Pete and the story takes off from there.
Pete introduces Danny to his friends; Betty's a feisty octogenarian and Caroline, who suffers from dementia. The Cavendish staff didn't know that Danny isn't one of the home's residents at first.
"He's accepted by staff for awhile," said O'Keeffe.
The staff finally finds out after a few weeks that Danny is homeless and was illegally living in the facility, in Pete's room. But they allow Danny to still visit his friends.
Eventually Pete, Danny and Betty get the urge to spread their senior wings, liberate a few supplies from the home, take Caroline with them, and go on the trip of a lifetime. Betty, who O'Keeffe describes as a "feisty senior", always wanted to see the Grand Canyon, so the group decides they want to go on a bucket-list trip of a lifetime.
So the foursome borrows a car (Caroline's) and strike out south. There are complications of course, they're using Caroline's licence, although she can't drive anymore, they have no passports and money is tight.
O'Keeffe based the Caroline character on his real wife, Pat, who has dementia, and has dedicated The Grand Getaway to her.
The book is an adult fiction novel, a bit of a departure from his usual fare, which has been mostly youth fiction. His previous book was Woodbine, a historical fiction piece.
"It (The Grand Getaway) took me three years to write," said O'Keeffe from his home in Calgary.
He decided to release the book through Amazon because O'Keeffe said he didn't have the time to go through the regular publisher route.
"I can't wait a year to see if it would be published – that's why I went to Amazon. I just want to get the books out and read so people can enjoy them."
The book has been available since mid-June.
"It's a laugh out loud, touching novel," O'Keeffe said.
The Grand Getaway is available on Amazon (bit.ly/grandgetawaybook) for $19.89 Canadian. A Kindle edition is also available.


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The Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday it will allow Facebook to proceed with a proposed deal to buy mobile photo app maker Instagram after concluding an antitrust investigation.
The commission's 5-0 vote to close the investigation without taking any action clears one more hurdle for the deal, which is now worth substantially less than the original $1 billion Facebook agreed to pay before watching its stock price crater on Wall Street.
"Upon further review of this matter, it now appears that no further action is warranted by the Commission at this time," according to FTC letters sent to both companies. "Accordingly, the investigation has been closed."
Through a spokesman, Facebook said it was "pleased that the Federal Trade Commission has cleared the transaction after its careful and thorough review," although he noted there were still "lots of other procedural things" still needed before the deal could close.
Facebook hopes San Francisco's Instagram can help boost its mobile offerings as users migrate swiftly to smart phones and tablets.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg brokered the deal in April to acquire the popular mobile photo app sharing company for $300 million in cash plus stock valued at the time at about $700 million.
But the Menlo Park company saw its stock price drop after going public on May 18, dropping the value of the Instagram dea below $750 million. Facebook shares, which opened at $38 per share, closed at $19.44 per share Wednesday.
The next step is an Aug. 29 hearing next week before the California Department of Corporations on the stock portion of the deal with Instagram.
But the Policy and Regulatory Report, which covers news about competition, trade, intellectual property and trade law, reported that Facebook has tried to limit public participation in that fairness hearing.
The report cited documents it obtained that showed Facebook asked the Department of Corporations to not provide a toll-free phone number to those who wanted to attend from remote locations, forcing them to instead use a paid phone line.
A paid line "would allow the hearing to be conducted with minimal interruption from disinterested parties who might decide to attend the hearing telephonically and ask questions unrelated to the acquisition," the report said.
"The Department appears not to have granted this exemption," the report said. "However, the Department did grant a separate request, in which Facebook sought an exemption from the requirement to provide notice of the public hearing through a newspaper of general circulation in San Francisco County."
Facebook spokesman Larry Yu declined to comment on the Policy and Regulatory Report story.
UPDATE: A Department of Corporations spokesman said the agency did not grant Facebook an exemption to the newspaper publication rule as reported by the Policy and Regulatory Report.
Here's a statement:
"The Commissioner of Corporations has the power to require the publication of the notice in a paper, however the Department normally does not require such publication. In the case of Facebook, this is not a variance (or exemption), since it is not a standard requirement. The publication might be required if the applicant did not have updated shareholder contact information, or if there were numerous shareholders. That is not the case in this instance; verified contact information was available for all Instagram shareholders."


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Fox strains to tie Park51 to Hamas
Fox & Friends continued their attack on Islam and the Park51 project, this time by smearing a Park51 investor as a "terror contributor" because he once donated to a group that was later found to be linked to Hamas. However, his donation to the Holy Land Foundation came well before the government alleged the group had ties to Hamas and operated by actively deceiving donors to appear as though it was a "good charity."
Fox smears Park51 investor as a "terror contributor" who should have known of HLF's Hamas ties
Fox5 New York smears Park51 investor as a "terror contributor." In an article titled "Mosque Investor was Terror Contributor," Fox 5 New York reporter Charles Leaf wrote, "Fox 5 News reported Thursday that one of the financial backers of the Islamic mosque and cultural center project in Lower Manhattan once contributed to a terror group, although the investor says the contribution was made because he thought he was giving money to a harmless charity." Leaf claimed that businessman Hisham Elzanaty "made a 'significant investment' in the development of the mosque near Ground Zero," and "that in 1999 Hisham Elzanaty sent money to an organization that would later be deemed by the U.S. government to be a terrorist group." Leaf identified that group as the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (HLF). The article noted that "Mr. Elzanaty's attorney tells Fox 5 News exclusively his client believed he was making contributions to an orphanage," but followed by reporting that a representative of the anti-Muslim group Investigative Project on Terrorism believed that "[i]f you gave money (to HLF) in 1999 you probably had some inkling that HLF was giving money to Hamas and therefore to terrorist operations."
Jerrick: "[T]he man who actually bought the mosque has contributed thousands of dollars to a terror group." Leaf appeared on the September 3 edition of Fox & Friends to discuss his story. Guest co-host Mike Jerrick introduced Leaf by saying "Fox has learned the man who actually bought the mosque has contributed thousands of dollars to a terror group." Leaf misleadingly claimed that Elzanaty "had contributed a terrorist organization back in 1999." Leaf claimed that "the federal government had been investigating HLF since the mid-1990s and in 2001, it shut down HLF and declared it to be a terrorist organization because it was funneling money to Hamas." Jerrick aired video of Leaf apparently confronting Elzanaty at his home, and said: "[H]e said he didn't know that that's where the money is going, but if he didn't know, why's he running from you?" Leaf again noted that Elzanaty has claimed that he thought he was donating to help fund an orphanage, but immediately followed by claiming, "All of the terrorist experts we talked to say that anybody who was paying any attention to what is going on in the late 1990s, there were reports all over the place that HLF was suspected of contributing to Hamas."
Fox chyron: "Terror Links. Ground Zero Mosque's Money Man Under Scrutiny." During Leaf's interview, the following onscreen text appeared, alleging "terror links" to the Park51 project:
Fox & Friends later speculates both that terrorist-linked "charities" could donate to Park51 and that Park51 could donate to "Hamas based organizations." Later on Fox & Friends, Jerrick asked Fox News contributor Laura Ingraham to "bring us, our viewers, up to date on what you have learned. Apparently one of the people that has given money, also gave money to Hamas in a way, at least an organization supporting Hamas." Ingraham noted that HLF "back then was not deemed to be in violation of our anti-terrorism funding laws" but then went on to say that this revelation "raises just one more question" as to whether potential donors to the Park51 project could have ties to terrorism. Ingraham stated: "[T]his is the murky nature of some of these, quote, 'charities' that might be giving money to this -- to this project." Guest co-host Peter Johnson Jr. later speculated whether Park51 or those involved in project would "give money to Hamas based organizations." Johnson said: "It's a bigger question, we're not going to take money but the question becomes, will you not give money to Hamas based organizations? Are they going to raise money and then give money?"
In fact, donation occurred when HLF was "deceiv[ing] the American public into believing" they were "a good charity"
Elzanaty's donation came years before U.S. government alleged they had ties to terror. As Leaf noted in his reporting, Elzanaty's donation occurred in 1999 and "[t]wo years later, in 2001, HLF was shut down by the federal government and designated as a global terrorist. After a mistrial in 2007, in 2008 five HLF leaders were convicted of providing material support to Hamas."
U.S. Attorney prosecuting HLF: "For 13 years, the defendants deceived the American public into believing" HLF was "a good charity." A September 18, 2007 Los Angeles Times article on HLF officials' first trial reported:
Federal prosecutors mounted their final courtroom assault on former officials of a defunct Islamic charity on Monday, arguing that the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development funneled millions of dollars to support terrorists in the guise of helping needy Palestinian families.
"For 13 years, the defendants deceived the American public into believing" Holy Land was "a good charity," Assistant U.S. Atty. Barry Jonas told jurors here. But, he said, the organization was a fundraising front for Hamas and for terrorist activities that helped "create widows and orphans" rather than coming to their aid.
DOJ indictment of HLF cited their "cloak of legitimacy" "to conceal its relationship to Hamas," and including a program "with a benevolent appearance" to help orphans. In a 2008 superseding indictment, HLF was accused of supporting Hamas, in part by "sponsor[ing] orphans and needy families in the West Bank and Gaza." The Department of Justice alleged:
In furtherance of HAMAS' goal of garnering support of the Palestinian people, the HLF sponsored orphans and needy families in the West Bank and Gaza. While the program was mantled with a benevolent appearance, the HLF specifically sought orphans and families whose relatives had died or were jailed as a result of furthering HAMAS' violent campaign, including suicide bombings.
The DOJ further alleged that the group "concealed its relationship with Hamas," in part by "provid[ing] minimal support to legitimate charitable causes." From the indictment:
In order to provide the HLF with a cloak of legitimacy and to conceal its relationship to HAMAS, the defendant Shukri Abu Baker discussed with the defendant Ghassan Elashi and others, the need to provide minimal support to legitimate charitable causes. In furtherance of this conspiracy, the defendants...carried out this plan, while providing a substantial amount of their financial assistance to organizations and programs, which operated on behalf of, or under the control of, HAMAS, and to families of HAMAS "martyrs," detainees and others.
Geraldo on Fox & Friends: "I think you got to give that guy the benefit of the doubt." Later on the September 3 edition of Fox & Friends, Fox News host Geraldo Rivera pointed out:
GERALDO: The second thing is that the guy who gave the $6,000 to the Holy Land Foundation, it was in 1999. That is almost three years prior to 9/11. The Holy Land Foundation was not on any terror watch list. And more importantly, what has not been pointed out this morning is that that fellow's parents were killed - remember that Egypt Air, talk about Nantucket, went down there when the pilot, you know, Allah Akbar [sic], drives the aircraft into the sea, over 200 dead. This is a guy you would expect if he had a normal human reaction to something as traumatic and hideous as that would go the other way rather than toward terrorism against terrorism. I think you got to give that guy the benefit of the doubt.
Geraldo also noted "Remember, Hamas was not on the terror list yet. Subsequently became and in retrospect it's easy. But in '99, you could give money freely to that. So although I applaud the enterprise of the investigation, I think it deserves extreme caution and some skepticism."


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BEIJING, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Swedish wrestler Ara Abrahamian threw down his greco-roman bronze medal in protest on Thursday after his bid for Olympic gold was ended by a decision denounced by the Swedish coach as politics.
Abrahamian took the bronze from around his neck during the medal ceremony, stepped from the podium and dropped it in the middle of the wrestling mat then walked off.
I dont care about this medal. I wanted gold, he said.
A bitter Abrahamian, silver medalist at Athens 2004 who had high hopes of top honors in the 84kg competition in Beijing, announced he was quitting the sport.
This will be my last match. I wanted to take gold, so I consider this Olympics a failure, he said.
The Swedish wrestler had to be restrained by teammates earlier when a row erupted with judges over the decision in a semifinal bout at the Chinese Agricultural University Gym with Andrea Minguzzi of Italy, who went on the take gold.
Abrahamian shouted at the referee and judges then went over to their seats to speak to them up close. He angrily threw off the restraining arm of a team official then turned and left.
Swedish fans booed loudly as the judges filed out of the arena. Abrahamian said nothing to waiting reporters but whacked an aluminium barricade with his fist as he left the hall.
Abrahamian later said he believed his loss to the eventual gold medalist Minguzzi was totally unjustified. The wrestler said his friends called me just 20 minutes before the (bronze) competition, begging me to compete.
I decided that I had come this far and didnt want to let them down, so I wrestled, he said.
Swedish coach Leo Myllari said: Its all politics.
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In the heavyweight 120kg class, Armenias Yuri Patrikeev and Dremiel Byers of the United States, both favored as finalists, failed to go through.
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John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, KG, GCMG, PC (18 August 1792 – 28 May 1878), known as Lord John Russell before 1861, was a British Whig and Liberal politician who served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century.
- It is impossible that the whisper of a faction should prevail against the voice of a nation.
- Letter to T. Attwood, October 1831, after the rejection in the House of Lords of the Reform Bill (7 October 1831).
- If peace cannot be maintained with honour, it is no longer peace.
- Greenock, 19 September 1853
- [A proverb is] one man's wit, and all men's wisdom.
- Variant: [A proverb is] the wisdom of many and the wit of one.
- Remark to James Mackintosh on October 6, 1830, reported in his posthumous memoir, Memoirs of the Life of the Right Honourable Sir James Mackintosh, Vol. 2 (1836), p. 472
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If you ask five different people what cloud computing is you'll likely get five different by equally vague answers. Cloud computing is a new technical platform. Cloud computing is the next wave. Cloud computing is a revolutionary approach to application hosting. Cloud computing is the first viable architecture for truly scalable applications. Cloud computing is a vendor-hosted infrastructure platform. Whatever. My goals with this month's column are to first provide an overview of cloud computing, and second to lift back the covers and reveal to you some of the challenges being experienced by organizations that have adopted a cloud-based approach to their technical architecture. As long as you can forgive the excessive number of bad puns from the people I interviewed I suspect you'll be surprised at what is really going on.
A good starting point to understand cloud computing is to explore the categories of services that are on offer.
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- Second is "attached services" which are specific to a client application -- an example of which is Apple's iTunes which enables client applications running on desktop machines or mobile devices such as the iPhone to purchase and download music.
- Third is cloud platforms, such as Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud which provides an environment for developers to create and then host SAAS applications or attached services.
Cloud computing offers the potential for organizations to dramatically reduce their IT costs through sharing of infrastructure. For example, few organizations can afford to build their own customer relationship management (CRM) system, and many small ones cannot even afford to purchase one. Yet it is viable for them to pay to use an application such as Salesforce.com for a low monthly fee. Furthermore startups are now using cloud platforms to host the e-commerce systems that they are developing and deploying via the web to their own customers, avoiding the need to build and operate their own operations infrastructure.
Yet, there is a little understood underbelly to cloud computing. As with all other technical platforms, security is a risk. "Within two days of our cloud platform being available online the viruses started raining down on us" says Doug Emerson, CTO of FogBank Systems "Just as there are cloud platforms on which legitimate systems run, there are also virus cloud platforms being used by the online criminal element. In early February the Cyclone virus burst out of a cloud running in the Philippines, causing significant damage to our cloud formations until it finally dissipated over inland.com. Less serious, although still able to cause significant damage if your applications don't get out of the way in time, are tornado-class virus which will strike at any time. We're particularly concerned about the threat of the F5 virus, rumored to strike cloud platforms on April 1 2009".
Brad Hruboska, of Iceland-based Schummer Hosting Services (SHS), reports a different set of problems with cloud computing. Many of SHS customers are startups, some of whom are only in business for a few months or change strategies due to changes in the marketplace. As a result they have a tendency to come and go. Furthermore the customer base of the startups can also fluctuate over time, so there's a fair bit of fluctuation not only in usage but in data storage as well. Because of this fluctuation Hruboska says that SHS is experiencing what he calls an "accumulusation of bad data" (what did I tell you about bad puns!) over time. The challenge is that the flexibility provided by cloud computing exacerbates data management problems, the data storage needs and usage changes hourly, presenting a challenge to data professionals who are used to taking weeks or even months plodding through even the most trivial of changes to a database. "We've got data that was absolutely vital two months ago which nobody seems interested in today. Perhaps some of it will be needed again in another two months, but most of it will never be accessed again. We can't tell which is which, and yet we need to find a way to purge the unneeded data somehow.
This isn't the only problem faced by SHS. According to Hruboska, "We set up in Iceland because of the lower costs associated with cooling our servers in a northern climate [a huge savings and environment friendly] and because of the availability of cheap, geothermal energy. What we didn't expect is that by running our cloud in a cooler environment that the moisture within the cloud would condense, freeze due to the low temperatures, and effectively snowcrash our servers. Our physical maintenance bill is higher as a result but our overall expenses are still lower by hosting our servers here outside of Reykjavik." Other companies are operating server farms in Whitehorse, Helsinki, and Vladivostok for similar reasons and are running into similar condensation problems as SHS.
Emerson also reports that hosting a cloud platform isn't as safe as it sounds. "We're finding that the resource requirements of different organizations vary widely throughout the day. The load predictability that single organizations enjoy doesn't exist when hundreds of disparate companies share common resources -- in theory it should even out statistically, but in practice we see huge spikes during North American business hours. The load balancing algorithms of yesteryear can't keep up, and we're finding that some servers effectively become what we call high pressure systems and others become low pressure systems as a result. Worse yet these high and low pressure systems move about our server farm constantly throughout the day, manifesting themselves in what we think are high-voltage electrical discharges. Nobody has been hurt yet, we've taken precautions, but it seems dangerous."
Wayne Miller, of Nimbus Clouds is also concerned. "Pressure differentials between servers is a serious issue. Just last week our janitor was almost killed when a lightning bolt passed between two adjacent servers just as he was sweeping the floor between them. Later investigation of the logs showed that one server was in a high processing pressure situation whereas the other was in a very low pressure situation. Our system weather monitoring system, which we've now upgraded with Berg-Klassen's CloudMonitor (a SAAS coincidently hosted by FogBank), hadn't detected this in time to alert the people in the server farm. The janitor was in the wrong place at the wrong time and got zapped." The good news is that he's fully recovered and back on the job, wearing rubber-soled boots which are being provided to all Nimbus employees.
Regardless of it's inherent challenges, there is a silver lining in cloud computing. In the least it offers many interesting infrastructure services, security services, Amazon's Simple Storage Service (S3), and Berg-Klassen's FarseDetect. FarseDetect is a new service being launched on April 1st 2009 which is essentially a filter that scans both emails and web pages and provides an assessment as to whether or not the content is accurate or not. For example, anything written by myself that is published on April Fool's day gets instantly identified as a joke by FarseDetect. Have a good one.
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The article Anatomy of a Failed Agile Adoption describes how Gorwell Financial Group in the UK struggled with, and eventually abandoned, agile software development strategies.
The Scum Certified Agile Master program is a great opportunity for agile developers.
The article The Eclipse Blocker Project describes a new Eclipse plug-in which automatically generates weekly status reports from the activity of project team members.
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